Information is not available on the number of applications received each month for rent supplement broken down by nationality. However, the following tabular statement details the number of rent supplement recipients in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012. A subsequent table provides details of rent supplement recipients broken down between Irish and non-Irish nationality for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011:
Rent Supplement — Number of recipients by year
Year
|
Number of Recipients
|
2009
|
93,030
|
2010
|
97,260
|
2011
|
96,803
|
2012 (to 25th February)
|
95,616
|
Rent Supplement — Number of recipients by nationality
|
End 2009
|
End 2010
|
End 2011
|
Nationality
|
Recipients
|
%
|
Recipients
|
%
|
Recipients
|
%
|
Irish
|
59,263
|
63.7%
|
61,927
|
63.7%
|
61,752
|
63.8
|
Non-Irish
|
33,767
|
36.3%
|
35,333
|
36.3%
|
35,051
|
36.2
|
Total
|
93,030
|
100%
|
97,260
|
100%
|
96,803
|
100%
|